A pilot investigation of the rates and predictors of mental health services utilization among depressed African American mothers and their children

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1096-1103

  Boyd, Rhonda C ^a   Chen, Emmie ^a   Benton, Tami ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Mental health; Minority health; Obstetrics gynecology; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 73349129353     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31104-4     Document Type: Article

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